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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... lesion • CNS infection ... #Algorithm #neurology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Autonomic symptoms ... glaucoma - Ocular ... #differential #diagnosis ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
history of viral infection ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... Syndrome usually ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Cushing Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms
Generalized: Weight gain, Slow healing of cuts, Increased risk of infections,
Cushing Syndrome ... - Signs and Symptoms ... Increased risk of infections ... Glucose intolerance, Headache ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Symptoms: • Headache ... • Severe headache ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... acquisition in which no diagnostic ... #HIV #diagnosis
Post-Concussive Syndrome
Thinking/Remembering 
 • Difficulty thinking clearly 
 • Feeling slowed down 
 • Difficulty concentrating
Post-Concussive Syndrome ... Physical: • Headache ... Post #Concussive #Syndrome ... #Concussion #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Symptoms
Headache Syndromes 
Sudden onset of pain - "Thunder clap" with any decreased mentation, any positive focal
Headache Syndromes ... with stroke-like symptoms ... pressure or dental infection ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #symptoms
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... later stage) • Headache ... • Papilledema, headache ... and not direct infection ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... : Fever, headache ... : Fever, headache ... : Headache, vomiting
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Visual or auditory symptoms ... conjunction with symptoms ... important, as early diagnosis ... #neurology #noninflammatory ... #differential #diagnosis